29.1-200 - Appointment of conservation police officers.
§ 29.1-200. Appointment of conservation police officers.
A. The Director shall appoint regular and special conservation policeofficers as he may deem necessary to enforce the game and inland fish lawsand shall issue a certificate of appointment to each conservation policeofficer. Any special conservation police officer initially appointed afterOctober 1, 2009, shall have a valid registration as a Special Conservator ofthe Peace from the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
B. All appointments to sworn law-enforcement positions above the rank ofconservation police officer within the Department shall be made by theDirector of the Department from among the sworn conservation police officers,except for those positions designated in subdivision 20 of § 2.2-2905, orwhenever the Director determines, in writing, that a position requiresknowledge, skills, or abilities such that a sufficient pool of qualifiedcandidates does not exist within the Department.
(Code 1950, §§ 29-24, 29-28; 1952, c. 608; 1979, c. 264; 1987, c. 488; 1994,c. 641; 2007, c. 87; 2009, c. 355.)